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16 May 14
16 May 14
Originally posted by AThousandYoungNot such a bad thing. Exploring space sounds nice, but there is a hefty price attached. I'm sure the USA and Russia will start working together again in once this little spat over the Ukraine is finished.
The Russkies aren't going to fly Americans up to the Space Station any more and since the.guvamint h8rs have gutted Uncle Sams revenue source NASA can't get up there any more. GJ Teabaggers.
I would also point out that if America wants these programs funded, the money comes from TAX revenue. This might be something to remember the next time some conservative "tax cutter" wants to get reelected.😏
16 May 14
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThat's not going to happen. Putin knows America still has more than enough firepower in their nuke silos to turn Russia into a distant memory.
They can throw asteroids at is from up there. I don't want to be hit with a Perun Shot (that's Russian for Thor Shot, look it up). All the power of a nuke with no radiation. BOOM
Perhaps spending some of that money to rebuild some of these crumbling roads and bridges would not be a bad alternative.
16 May 14
Originally posted by bill718Has it occurred to either of you that the United States is $17 trillion dollars in debt? More by now.
That's not going to happen. Putin knows America still has more than enough firepower in their nuke silos to turn Russia into a distant memory.
Perhaps spending some of that money to rebuild some of these crumbling roads and bridges would not be a bad alternative.
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16 May 14
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Originally posted by normbenignThere's an interesting chart at
Has it occurred to either of you that the United States is $17 trillion dollars in debt? More by now.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File😛ublicDebtTriade.PNG
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which is pointed to from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_debt#By_country
It seems to be saying that as a % of GDP, the US change in public debt has been flat for a while. Japan is off the tracks. Granted, the chart is through 2008, not more recently.
17 May 14
Originally posted by AThousandYoungYears ago we ran NASA and a balanced or nearly balanced budget. Teabaggers haven't anything to do with our going off the tracks, which has been ongoing regardless of the party in power.
The Russkies aren't going to fly Americans up to the Space Station any more and since the.guvamint h8rs have gutted Uncle Sams revenue source NASA can't get up there any more. GJ Teabaggers.
19 May 14
Originally posted by JS357That used to be a Reagan era Republican argument, that we could grow ourselves out of debt. That is like a family piling on credit card debt, 2nd mortgages, and then the real estate market blows up.
There's an interesting chart at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File😛ublicDebtTriade.PNG
(edit: we need a "turn off smileys" button)
which is pointed to from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_debt#By_country
It seems to be saying that as a % of GDP, the US change in public debt has been flat for a while. Japan is off the tracks. Granted, the chart is through 2008, not more recently.
BTW the smiley's are just text, and can be deleted as such.